Flying toy.



N 829,660. I PATENTEDAUG. 28, 1906. L. LEWKOWIGZ. FLYING TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JAN, 26.1906.

ATTORNEY.

. f j LADIS LEWKoWIoz, on

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

.7 FLYING TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Aug. 28 190 6.

' v Application filed January 26, 1906. Serial 110.297.9981

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LADIS LEwKowIoz, a citizen of the United States,residing at St.- Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new-anduseful Improvements in F1 'ng Toys, of which the followingis a full, 0ear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof;

' My invention has relation to improvements in flying toys; and itconsists in the novel construction of toy more fully set forth in thespecification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention with partsbroken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 2 2 of Fig.1, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section online33ofFig. 1. v

The object of my invention is to construct a toy figure of any design,human or animal,- with suitable mechanism for impelling the same throughthe air about a point of suspension, such a figure in its flightconstituting a source of amusement and pleasure. The character of thefigure or body is immaterial, and while in the present instanceIhaveillustrated a conventlonal Cupid any other design will fall Withinthe spirit of my inven tion.

In detail the invention may be described as follows:

Referring to the drawings, B represents the body portion, the samehaving depending therefrom a suitable wire frame F, the rear of the wireportion being connected to the body by the brackets 1 1, between whichis mounted. a gear-wheel 2. The teeth of the geareiheel mesh with ainion 3, mounted between the brackets, t e shaft 4 of the pinion beingextended rearwardl and terminating in a blade propeller 5. t the base ofthe brackets 1 1 are formed lugs or ears 6 6, in which is mounted thecentral portion of a bent-wire trigger 7, which may be tripped so as tobring one end thereof'between tWo consecutive'spokes or radial arms ofthe gearwheel, and thus lock the same against rotation. The shaft of thegear-wheel 2 is pro vided at its inner end with a crank-arm 8, which inturn is coupled to the adjacent end of a longitudinally-disposed motoror rubber band (or s ring) 9, the opposite end of the band or motor eingconnected to the inner hooked end 10 of a crank handle or arm 11,-mounted l in the bearing 12 of the frame F.

slight longitudinal ing 12 is formed by coiling the wire of the framethrough a certain number of we s, as shown. The crank-arm 11. issusceptib e of a movement in the bearing 12 and whenshoved inwardly itsfull limit the crank portion of the crank-arm bears against the wireportion of the frame, thus preventing the crank-arm from turning underthetension of the rubber band 9.

Formed with the frame F and disposed below the body B is a resilientoscillating wire member 13, fixed at one end, its site end being coupledto the crank-arm 8 by means of a link 14.- Hinged to the sides of thebody portion are a pair of wings 15 15, the connection being effected bymeans of wire levers or supports 16, piercin the walls of said body, theinner arms of said evers being connected to the member 13 by a link 17,respectively looped about said member and about the adjacent ends of theshort arms ofthe wing-supporting levers 1 6.

he operation of the device may be described as follows: The trigger 7 isfirst tripped to a position to lock the gear-wheel 2 against rotation,Fig. 1. The crank-handle 11, being then pulled outward to the dottedBosition, Fig. 1, is rotated until the rubber.

and (or spring) is wound up or considerably twisted, The crank is thengiven a slight inward movement, so as to cause it to bear against theWire portion of the frame, Fig. 1, whereby rotation of the crank-handleunder the tension of the twisted band is prevented. The trigger 7 isthen tripped to release the gear-wheel 2, (see dotted position oftrigger,

Fig. 1,) when the untwisting or unwinding of the rubber band will impartrotation to the shaft of the gear-wheel and to the gear-wheel itself.This in turn imparts rotation to the pinion3 and'to the propeller 5. Atthe same time rotation is imparted to the crank-arm 8, which oscillatesthe member 13 about its fixed end, the oscillation of said memberreciprocating the link 17, which in turn oscillates the wing sup ortinglevers and the wings. The toy will thus sail through the air in a circlewhen sus ended from the ceiling by a string or cord In lieu of therubber band I may of course substitute a coiled or any other form ofspring which in the act of untwist ing or unwinding will impartrotationto the shaft of the crank 8.

The bearfree or oppogear-wheel and its Having described my invention,what I claim is 1. A toy having a body portion, a frame dependingtherefrom, a propeller at the rear end of the frame, a pair ofoscillating wings on the body, a spring-motor, and intermediateconnections for simultaneously revolving the pro eller and oscillatingthe wings, substantial y as set forth.

2. A toy having a body portion, a wire frame dependingtherefrom, aresilient memberfixed at one end to the frame and disposedlongitudinally thereof, a crank-shaft,- a sprin motor coupled to theshaft, a crank-hand e mounted in the frameforwinding said motor, a linkcoupling the free end of the member aforesaid with the crankshaft, apair of wings on the body, and link connections between the Wings andsaid member for oscillating the wings with the unwinding of the motor,substantially as set forth.

' 3. A toy having a body portion, a wire frame depending therefrom, acrank-shaft at one end of the frame, a gear-wheel on the shaft, apropeller impelled by the gear-wheel, a longitudinal member fixed at thefront end to the frame and having its opposite end coupled to thecrank-shaft, a longitudinallymovable crank-handle, a bearing for thesame formed in the frame by a series ofsuccessive wraps coiled from theWire, arubber band or spring having its opposite ends coupledrespectively to the crank-handle and crank-shaft,-a pair of Wings hingedto the body,'and a link connecting the wings to the longitudinal member,the parts operating substantially as, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a flying toy, a bod portion, a rear propeller for the. same, oscilating side wings, and means for operating said propeller and wings,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature .in presence of two witnesses.

LADIS LEWKOWIOZ.

Witnesses EMIL STAREK, MARY D. WHIICOMB.

